Gobipteryx

O nome significa: “Gobi wing”1

Comía: CarneAves primitivasCretáceo Superior

Gobipteryx was a tiny bird that lived in the Gobi Desert during the time of dinosaurs. It had a toothless beak and could fly soon after hatching, just like some baby birds today.1

Viviu

hai entre 84 e 66 millóns de anos3

Cretáceo Superior

Fósiles atopados en

Gobi Desert, Mongolia (Barun Goyot Formation, Nemegt Basin)1 2

Velocidade máxima

uns 27 km/h (17 mph)

Voar, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico

Xurásico

Cretáceo

Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

Unha persoa camiñando uns 5 km/h (3 mph)

Un neno en bici uns 12 km/h (7 mph)

Gobipteryx uns 27 km/h (17 mph)

Un cabalo ao galope uns 65 km/h (40 mph)

Un guepardo uns 100 km/h (62 mph)

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

Gobipteryx had a toothless beak, which is rare for a bird from the time of dinosaurs.1

Scientists think Gobipteryx could fly right after hatching, because its wing and shoulder bones were already strong in the egg.1

Gobipteryx was about the size of a partridge, with a skull only 45 millimeters long.1

The first Gobipteryx fossils were two damaged skulls found by a Polish-Mongolian expedition in 1971.1 2

Gobipteryx belongs to a group of ancient birds called Enantiornithes, which all went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous.1

Its bones grew quickly, like those of modern birds, but its growth slowed down right after hatching.1

Imaxe de Gobipteryx feita con IA — Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Gobipteryx, creada por un ordenador a partir do que saben os científicos. É unha suposición: o animal real podía ser diferente, e ninguén sabe as súas cores de verdade.

ti preguntaches

As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Gobipteryx

?How big was Gobipteryx?

About the size of a partridge, with a skull only 45 millimeters long.1

?Did Gobipteryx have teeth?

No, Gobipteryx had a toothless beak, which is rare for a bird from the time of dinosaurs.1

?Could Gobipteryx fly?

Yes, scientists believe Gobipteryx could fly. Its long scapula and forelimbs were well suited for flight, and it could probably fly right after hatching.1

?When did Gobipteryx live?

Gobipteryx lived during the Late Cretaceous Period, about 75 to 71 million years ago.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico: Gobipteryx
Bautizado por: Elzanowski 19743
Grupo: Aves primitivas
Familia / clado: Enantiornithes3
Clasificación: Theropoda > Avialae3
Idade das rochas: de 84 a 66 millóns de anos (Campanian / Maastrichtian)3
Formacións rochosas: Baruungoyot, Djadokhta, Nemegt3
Países: Mongolia3
Rexistros fósiles: 8 na Paleobiology Database3
Descubrimento: Gobipteryx was named by Andrzej Elzanowski in 1974, based on a skull found in the Gobi Desert by Dr. Teresa Maryańska during a 1971 expedition.1 2
Aínda en debate: Scientists are still debating exactly how Gobipteryx is related to other ancient birds, because its skull is unusual.1

De onde veñen os datos

Gobipteryx (en.wikipedia.org)
PRELIMINARY NOTE ON THE PALAEOGNATHOUS BIRD FROM THE UPPER CRETACEOUS OF MONGOLIA (palaeontologia.pan.pl)
Gobipteryx in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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